World War III. Trapped underground with a sleep-inducing drug and a copy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a company of soldiers fight to survive the terrifying reality of war as their grip on reality is put to the test.
THE SHOW
Premiering in London at the Press Play House in January 2013, Encompass Productions presents Who Is Moloch? - a surrealist drama taking place during the third world war. An uncompromising story of loss and transformation, this new play by Pamela Carralero uses the intertextuality of the Ammonite god Moloch and William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to simultaneously alleviate and demonstrate the toll of trauma upon the human psyche. Who Is Moloch? is a honest, unconventional play that consciously encourages audiences to risk being immersed in its world.
THE STORY
In the aftermath of a nuclear devastation that begins World War III, a company of soldiers barricade themselves underground with a sleep-inducing drug and a copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Awaiting orders as the world enters a terrifying nuclear age, tensions flare as the trauma of war takes its toll and their grip on reality is put to the test. As A Midsummer Night’s Dream sinks from the page into each soldier’s subconscious, their battle to survive the reality of war and come to terms with their experiences leads them to question: who is Moloch and what survives?
Previous acclaim for Encompass:
'Outstanding. A creative explosion that'll delight, entertain and move.'
★★★★★ EdFringe Review
'Rhythm, wit and style. Stunning choreography. Impressive' ★★★★ Fringe Guru
'Shattering theatre...brilliantly conceived' ★★★★ Hairline
'Imaginative, bold...visually stunning. Genuinely moving and thought provoking'
A Younger Theatre
YOUR FUNDING
Who Is Moloch? is a wonderfully ambitious and innovative concept, one that we believe deserves as much as we can throw at it. Unfortunately such ambition does cost big! As an emerging company we can only fund so much ourselves, and we’ve had no luck with funding resources so far. Encompass is a long term endeavour and to do this we need your help!
All financial help will cover: Set, Props, Costumes, Transport hire, Publicity (Posters, Flyers, Programmes, etc.) and venue hire (this is our highest cost)
To show our endless gratitude we have some fantastic goodies to give you - all described in the information bar to the right! To claim your Show Tickets and/or Workshops please contact:
ABOUT ENCOMPASS PRODUCTIONS
Encompass Productions are an emerging company that that create bold, experimental artistic projects. Who Is Moloch? is our third artistic production following acclaimed stage hit What It Feels Like (2011) and upcoming short film Stormin’ Norman. The company have also produced popular west-end comedy improvisers Shoot From The Hip! and a wide variety of live events, including The Residency and Bare Essentials: The Emerging Artist Showcase. They have run workshops and seminars with Goldsmiths University of London, the University of East London and the Theatre Royal Stratford East as part of their outreach programme.
www.WhoIsMoloch.co.uk
Dear 'Who Is Moloch?' Backers,
A massive apology if some of you did not receive our email sent on the 21st Jan (it may have gone through your spam/junk filters!). Please find below the message concerning your free tickets and rewards as well as a general update. Please note that there are no longer tickets available for Saturday 9th Feb 7.30pm as this date sold out before the run even began!
"Impassioned performances. Dark and complex...innovative" - you can also find a link to the first review of the play by The Londoneer here!
21.01.2013
Dear 'Who Is Moloch?' Backers,
A massive thank you to all of you who have backed our latest Encompass production 'Who Is Moloch?' by Pamela Carralero. As an unfunded company putting on a new show can be very expensive - without you this show would simply not be possible, so we really appreciate your support!
The show run starts next week! We have performances every evening at 7.30pm from Jan 30 - Feb 9. We also have 3.30pm matinees on Feb 2 and Feb 6. Thurs 31st is Pay-what-you-like! This means you and all your friends can come along and see the show for however much you wish to pay! You can book tickets to see the show at www.bit.ly/WhoIsMolochTickets - please help us spread the word and bring your friends and families, we have a lot of seats to fill for what is sure to be a cracking show.
The majority of your spectacular rewards will be sent to you after the run of the show run has finished, however as promised you are now proudly listed on our website on our Patron Page! For those of you eligible for free tickets please reply to this email with your name and the date and time of the performance you wish to see. The free ticket allocation for sponsors of Who Is Moloch? is as follows:
£30 or more - 1 free ticket
£50 or more - 2 free tickets
£100 or more - 2 free tickets
£150 or more - 3 free tickets
£200 or more - 4 free tickets
May we also extend an invite to you to our free launch party for the show this Friday (25th) at Press Play House! The Declaration is a World War III themed extravaganza with live music from five of the best bands around - we'll have a full bar running, massages, prizes to be won and much more! The event starts at 7.30pm and is completely free - so why not come along and have a drink and a boogie with the team?
General Update!
It's been a busy month for the Encompass team! On the 3rd and 4th Jan we had our 24hr Sponsored StayAwake, where we participated in a number of challenges set by our sponsors and were tasked with staying awake (of course!) for a day. In that brutal 24hr session we raised over £200 for the show and racked up 511 views on our two webcams which streamed the whole thing live. The following week we had Shoot From The Hip! improvised comedy at The Horse, with a packed audience in tears of laughter. Last week we had Bare Essentials III: The Emerging Artist Showcase in which guest companies are asked to perform short pieces or extracts of their work. We at Encompass performed two pieces submitted by emerging writers Emma Minihan and Robert Wallis, had a surprise screening of our short film Stormin' Norman and previewed Who Is Moloch?. What's Peen Seen? was there to review the event and had quite a few positive things to say - you can click here for the review.
On top of all that Who Is Moloch? has been heavily rehearsing and the crew have been manically sorting out set, costume, props, press...everything! We've also been prepping the aforementioned launch party 'The Declaration' this Friday at Press Play House. See the attached flyer for all the details!
You've all been added to our mailing list so we can keep you up to date with the progress of the show and our future projects. Don't forget you can also join us atwww.facebook.com/EncompassOnline, and follow us on Twitter @WhoIsMoloch and @EncompassOnline!
We look forward to seeing you at The Declaration this Friday and Who Is Moloch? from next week!
